Clarens, Switzerland Explained

Clarens-Montreux or Clarens is a neighbourhood in the municipality of Montreux, in the canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. This neighbourhood is the biggest and most populated of the city of Montreux.

Clarens was made famous throughout Europe by the immense success of the book La Nouvelle Héloïse by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Notable people

Lived in Clarens
Died in Clarens
Buried in Clarens

Education

St George's School in Switzerland, a British international school, is in Clarens.

External links

46.442°N 6.894°W

Notes and References

  1. Reclus,_Jean_Jacques_Elisée . 22 . x.
  2. Robinson, Gertrude (1920) David Urquhart: Some Chapters in the Life of a Victorian Knight-Errant of Justice and Liberty.
  3. Urquhart,_David . 58 . x.